# Amos 2.12

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**Book:** [Amos](/codex/amos/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 10. Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11. And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah.
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> **12. But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.**
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> 13. Behold, I will press you in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves. 14. And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself; (Amos 2:10-14, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 10. Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11. I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn’t this true, you children of Israel?” says Yahweh.
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> **12. “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’**
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> 13. Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain. 14. Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won’t strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself; (Amos 2:10-14, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 10. Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11. And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
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> **12. But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.**
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> 13. Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. <sup>I am: or, I will press your place, as a cart full of sheaves presseth</sup> 14. Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: <sup>himself: Heb. his soul, or, life</sup> (Amos 2:10-14, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 10. And I, I have brought you up from the land of Egypt, And cause you to go in a wilderness forty years, To possess the land of the Amorite. 11. And I raise of your sons for prophets, And of your choice ones for Nazarites, Is not this true, O sons of Israel? An affirmation of Jehovah.
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> **12. And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'**
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> 13. Lo, I am pressing you under, As the full cart doth press for itself a sheaf. 14. And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul. (Amos 2:10-14, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Passages:**

- [Amos 7.16](/codex/amos-7-16/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.